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Past Exhibitions

Barbara Smith Dearborn: A Retrospective

Location: Silver Center for the Arts

Date: June 1, 2024 - August 8, 2024

On view at the Silver Center for the Arts: June 1 – August 8, 2024 Closing Reception: August 8, 2pm-4PM Barbara Smith Dearborn was born in 1935 in Long Island, […]

Art and Design Capstone Exhibition

Location: Museum of the White Mountains and the Silver Center for the Arts

Date: April 13, 2024 - May 4, 2024

Opening Reception: Friday, April 12, 2024

Exhibition Dates: April 13, 2024 – May 4, 2024 Opening Reception: April 12, 2024 The annual Art and Design Capstone exhibition features the work, passion, and educational journey of PSU […]

Celebrating Youth Art

Location: Silver Center for the Arts

Date: February 10, 2024 - April 1, 2024

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 17, 2:00-4:00pm

Exhibition Dates: February 10 – April 1, 2024 Opening Reception: February 17, 2:00-4:00pm Celebrating artistic achievements by area youth, this exhibit is presented in collaboration with area art teachers. This […]

Reimagine

Location: Museum of the White Mountains

Date: January 23, 2024 - March 23, 2024

Exhibition Dates: January 23, 2024 – March 23, 2024 Opening Reception: January 27, 2024, 2:00-4:00pm Members of the New Hampshire Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art and invited friends […]

Emerging: Annual PSU Student Art Exhibition

Location: Silver Center for the Arts

Date: October 12, 2023 - December 8, 2023

Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 4:00p-6:00p

Exhibition Dates: October 12, 2023 – December 8, 2023 Opening Reception: October 11, 2023, 4:00p-6:00p This exhibition celebrates the multitude of talent, work, and passion of PSU student artists and […]

Extending Ecology: Making Meaning with the White Mountains

Location: Museum of the White Mountains

Date: October 7, 2023 - December 15, 2023

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 7, 2023, 4:00p-7:00p

Exhibition Dates: October 7 – December 15, 2023  Opening Reception: Saturday, October 7, 2023, 4:00p-7:00p  This opening will begin with a performance by Walking Backwards, a company dedicated to improvising […]

Iconic New Hampshire

Location: Silver Center for the Arts

Date: June 16, 2023 - September 30, 2023

Opening Reception: Friday, June 16th, 4-6pm at the Silver Center for the Arts

Dates: June 16th-September 30th 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, June 16th, 4-6pm at the Silver Center for the Arts Location: Silver Center for the Arts, open Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-6:00pm, and Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm This […]

An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain

Location: Museum of the White Mountains, Main Gallery

Date: June 3, 2023 - September 16, 2023

Opening Reception: June 2, 2023, 4:00-6:00pm

Dates: June 3,2023 – September 16, 2023

Opening Reception: June 2, 2023, 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Museum of the White Mountains, Main Gallery

On May 3, 2003, New Hampshire awoke to a world in which an iconic stony face no longer looked out over Franconia Notch. For over two centuries, the Old Man of the Mountain had captured the imagination of storytellers, artists, writers, statesmen, scientists, entrepreneurs, and tourists. Twenty years later the Old Man of the Mountain remains a prominent New Hampshire icon and can still be found as an official and unofficial emblem across the state and beyond. This exhibition explores the history of the Old Man of the Mountain and the ways in which its images and narratives symbolized and reflected the evolving identity of New Hampshire and its citizens. The extraordinary story of the people and technology involved in the innovative efforts to preserve the Old Man’s place atop Cannon Mountain will also be told.